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I I Sisters j? I KATHLEEN II NORRIS jOwrrWM kv Kathi*** Nantofretted to herself, in a certain burn4 lng noontime, toward the middle ofAugust. Martin, who hod been playing poker the ulght before, was sleeping late this morning. Coming homeat three o'clock duzed with close airand cigar smoke, he had awakened? his wife to tell her that he would beW \ "dead" In the morning, and Cherryhad accordingly crept about ber dressing noiselessly, had darkened the bedroom and eaten her own breakfastwithout the clatter of a dish. Nowshe was sitting by the window, pant? lng In the noon bent. She was thinkp lng, ns lt chanced, of the big forest~\ ut homO and of a certain day-Justone of their happy days!-only a yearago, when she had lain for a dreamyhour on the soft forest floor, storingup idly through the laced fanllkcbrunches, and she thought of ber father, with bis mild voice and readylt ?iludi?; and some emotion,'almost likeSj / fear, came (?vcr her. For the first time( I sile asked herself, in honest bewildery<. mont, why she had married.I The herd deepened and strengthenedand Increased ns the burning day".wore on. Martin waked up, bot uudheadachy, and having further o?s. tressed himself with strong coffee und\ eggs, departed Into the dusty, motionless furnace out-of-doors. The fatbrown bills shimmered and swam, tito"Emmy Younger" ' looked Its barest,its ugliest, Its least attractive self.There' was a shadow In the door$ . woy ; she looked up surprised. For aminute the tall figure In striped linenand'thc smiling face under the flowery hat seemed those of a stranger* Then Cherry cried out and laughedand In another Instant was crying IcAllx's arms.Allx cried, too, but It was with ?^ great rush of pity and tenderness^foiCherry. Allx had not young lov <-vm;novelty to soften the outlines of thc"Emmy Younger" and she felt, as sinfrankly wrote later to her father, "ailast convinced that there ls a hell I'The heat and bareness nnd ugliness\ of the mine might have beeu overlooked, but this poor littlo house ol?Cherry's, this wood stove dralnlnf, yt ^whlte^ ashes, this tin sink with Itt"'pump^and t?t?'h'athro??i with neltbeifaucets nor druin, almost bewlldereiAlix with their discomfort.Even more bewildering was tinchange In Cherry, There was a certobi hardening that impressed Allx uonce. There was a weary sort of patlence, a disillusioned concession t<the drnbness of married life.But she allowed the younger $lsteito see nothing of this. Indeed, Cherriso brightened under the stimulus o:Allx's companionship that Martin tolther thut she was more like ber old scithan she bad been for months. Joyously she divided her responsibilitywith Allx, explaining the dlfllcultleof marketing und housekeeping, amJoyously Allx assumed them. Her vitellly infected the whole household.She gave them spirited accounts oAnne's affair. "Ho's a nice little nendemie fellow," she said of Justin Littie. "If he had a flatiron In eadhand he'd probably weigh close to ihundred pounds I Ho's a-well, n sorof damp-looking youth, If you kno\what I mean 1 I always want to taka crash towel and dry him off!""Fancy Anno with a shrimp ilkthat !" Cherry said, with a proud looat her own man's flue height. "IIsounds awful to me.""He's not, really. Only lt seems thuhe belongs to the oldest family IAmerica, or something, and ls tilonly descendant-""Money?" Cherry asked, Interesed ly."No, I don't think morey, exnetl;At least I know be ls getting n buttired a month In his uncle's law olllciand Dad thinks they ought to wauntil they have a little more. She'have something, you know," Alladded, after a moment's thought."Your cousin?" Martin asked."Well, ber father went Into the Mnextinguisher thing with I>ad," Allelucidated, "and evidently she anJustin have had deep, soulful thoughtabout lt. Anyway, tho other day si:said-you know her way, CherryTell me, Uncle, frankly and honest)may Justin and I draw out my shinfor that lilllo homo that ls going Imean so much to us-' ""I can hear herl" giggled Cherry."Dud Immediately said that sicould, of course," Allx went on. "Iwas adorable about lt. He said, 'will do more than build you n litthome, my dear I* ""We'll get a slice of that some timeCherry snid thoughtfully, glancing iher luisband. "I don't mean wh<Dad dies, either," she added, In quitaffection. "I mean that ho might bulus a little home soibe day in MlValley.""Gee, how he'd love lt I" Allx salenthusiastically."I married Cherry for her moneyMartin confessed."As a matter of fact," Cherry cotradlctcd him, vivaciously, anbuatieven by tho thought of a change ar? born?, "wo have never eren spokenof tt before, hay? we, Ma rt r*"I never heard of lt before," he* admilted, smiling, as he knocked theashes from hts pipe. "Bat lt's pleasantto know that Cherry will come IA fora nest-egg some dayl"Presently the visitor boldly suggested that she and Cherry should bothgo home together for the wedding, andMartin agreed good-naturedly."But, Mart, how'll you get along rbis wife asked anxiously. She hadfumed and fussed and puttered andtolled over the care of these fourrooms for so long that lt seemed unbelievable that her place might bevacated even for a day."Oh, I'll get along fine I" ho answered Indifferently. So, on the lastday of August, In the cream-coloredsilk and the expensive hat again, yetlooking, Allx thought, strangely unlike the bride that had been Cherry,she and her sister happily departedfor cooler regions. Martin took themto the train, kissed his sister-in-lawgaily and then his wife affectionately."Bo a good little girl, Babe," hesaid, "and write mel" ."Oh, I will-I will 1" Cherry lookedofter him smilingly from the car window. "He reully ls an old dour I" shetold Allx.CHAPTER VI.But when nt the end of the longday they reached the valley, und whenher father came Innocently Into thegarden and stood sluring vaguely ather for a moment-for her visit andthe day of Alix's return had been kepia secret-her first act was to burstinto tears. She clung to the fatherlyshoulders ns If she were a stormI heaton bird safely home again, andalthough she immediately laughed ntherself r.vid told the sympatheticallywatching Peter and Allx that she.dian't know wt>at was the matter withher, it was only to Interrupt the wordswilli fresh tears.Tears of joy, she told them, PuighIng ut the moisture In her father'seyes. She bad n special Joyous wordfor Hong; she laughed and tensedand questioned Anne, when Anne andJustin came back from an ufternoonconcert In the city, with nn Interestand enthusiasm most gratifying to6oth.After dinner she had hc-r old placeon the arm of her father's porch chair;Allx, with Buck's smooth head In herlap, sat on the porch step beside Pelter, and the? lovers murmured fromthe darkness of the hammock underth? shadow of the rose vine. It washappy talk In the sweet evening coolness; evorybody seemed harmoniousand In sympathy tonight."Bedtime 1" said her father presently and she laughed In sheer pleasure."Daddy-that sounds so nice again I""But you do look fagged and pale,little girl," he told her. "You're tostay tn bed In the morning.""Oh, Til be down 1" she assured him.But she did not come tn the morning,none the less. She was tired in souland body and glad to let them spoilher again, glad to rest and sleep Inthe heavenly peuce and quiet of theold home.Late In the afternoon, rested, fresh,and her old sweet self In tho whiteruffles, she canje down to Join them.Tliey had settled themselves underLate In the Afternoon Sh? Came Downto Join Them.the redwoods. Anne mid .1 list in, Peterand Alix and Ruck, the dog, all Jut. pedup to greet ber. Cherry very quit tlysubsided Into n wicker chair, listenedrallier than talked, moved her lovelyeyes affectionately from ono to another.Peter hardly moved lils eyes fromher, although he did not of len address ber directly; Justin was quiteobviously overcome by the unexpectedbeauty of Amie's cousin ; Anne herself, wdtb an undefined pang, admitted In ber soul that Cherry was prettier than ever; and even Allx was affected. With the lovely background -of the forest, the shnde of her thin ^wide hut lightly shadowing her face,with the dew of ber long sleep andrecent bath enhancing the childishpurity of ber skin, and with her blue Ieyes full of content, Cherry was a cpicture of exquisite youth and grace 8snd charm. .'The evening was pooler, with sud- Jden wind and a promise of storm.They grouped themselves about a fire jIn the old way; Anne and Justin sit- flting close together on the settle, ns ]Martin and Cherry bad done a year c.go. Cherry sat next her father, with vber hand linked tn hts; neither handmoved for a long, long time. Allx,sitting on the floor, with her leancheeks painted by the fire, playedwith the dog and rallied Peter aboutsome love affair, the details of whichmade him laugh vexedly In spite ofhimself. Cherry watched them, a little puzzled at tho familiarity of Peter,beside this fire; had he been so entirely one of the family' a year ago?She could almost envy him. feelingherself removed by so long andstrange a twelvemonth."Be that as it may, my dear," satdAllx, "the fact remains that youtaught this Peuton woman to driveyour car, didn't you? And you toldher that she was the best womandriver you ever knew, a better drivereven than Miss Strickland ; didn'tyou?""I did not," Peter said, unmovedlysmoking and watching the fire."Why, Peter, you didi She saidyou didi""Well, then, she said what ls nottrue I""She distinctly told me," Allx remarked, "that dear Mr. Joyce had saidthat she was the best woman driverhe ever saw.""Well, I may have said somethinglike that." Peter growled, Hushing.Allx laughed exultingly. "I tell youI loathe her 1" he added."Daddy, we have a lovely home!"Cherry said softly, her eyes movingfrom the shabby books and the shabby rugs to Allx's plano shining in thogloom of the far corner. It was allhomelike and pleasant, and somehowthe atmosphere was newly Inspiringto her; she had felt thal the (all; atdinner, the old eager controversyabout hooks and singers and politicsand science, was-well, liol brilliant,perhaps, hilt worth while. She wasbegi:?:ilr^ to think Peter extremelyclever and only Allx's quid; tongue nmatch for bim, and to feel tbut her?miier knew every hook and had seenevery worthwhile piny In the world.*******Martin, whose deep dissatisfactionwith conditions at the "Emmy Young*er Mine" Cherry well knew, had entered into a correspondence somemouths before relutive to a positionat another mine Hint seemed betterto him, und instead of coming downfor a doy or two at the time of Anne'swedding, as Cherry had hoped hemight, wrote her that the authoritiesat the Red Creek plant had "Jumpedat him," and that ho was closing upall his affairs at the "Emmy Younger"and had arranged to ship all theirhousehold effects direct to the. newhome. Martin told his wife generously that he hoped she would stay withher father until the move was accomplished, and Cherry, with a clear conscience, established herself lu her oldroom. She wrote constantly to herhusband and often spoke appreciatively of Mnrt's kindness.Anne's marriage took place In mid-1!September. It was a much more fdr1"'mal and elaborate affair than Cherry'shad been, because, as Anno explained,"Frcnny's people hnve been so generous about giving him up, you know.After nil, he's the last of tho Littles;The Last of the Littles.all the others nre Folsoms and Randalls. And I want them to realizethat he ls marrying a gentlewoman I'Cherry anti Allx went upstairs afterthe ceremony, as Alix and Anne haddone n year ago, but there was deeprelief and amusement In their moodtoday, and it was with real pleasureIn the closer Intimacy that the littlegroup gathered about the fire thatnight.Atter that, life went on serenely, andlt was only occasionally that the girlswere reminded that Cherry was amarried woman with a husband expecting hoc shortly to return to him.November passed, and Christmascame, and there was some talk of Martin's Joining them for Christmas. Huthe did not come ; be was extremelybusy nt the new mine and comfortableIn a village boarding house.SHU'S! LEMON JUICEBLEACHES FRECKLES.Squeeze tho Juico of two lemonstito a bottle containing three ouncesif Orchard White, which any drugdoro will supply for a few cents,hake well, and you have a quarter?int of tho best freckle and tan lolon and complexion whltonor.Massage this sweetly fragrantemon lotion into tho face, neck,irms and hands each day, and seelow freckles and blemishes bleach?ut, and hovf clear, soft and ro9yvhlte tho skin becomes.-adv.'It waa" In early March that Allxspoke to her father about lt; spokeIn her casual and vague fashion, butgave him food tor serious thought,nevertheless. '"Dad." said Allx suddenly at thelunch table one day when Cherry happened to be ahopplng In the city,"w?re you and mother ever separatedwhen you were marriedT""No-M the doctor, remembering,shook his hoad. "Your mother neverwas happy away from her home I""Not even to visit her own familyVpersisted Allx."Not ever," he answered. "We always planned a long visit In the East-but she never would go without mo.She went to your Uncle Vincent'shouse in Palo Alto once, but sbo camehome the next day-didn't feel comfortable away from home I".'How long do you suppose Martinwill let us have Cherry?" Allx asked.Her father looked quickly at herand a troubled expression crossed hisface."The circumstances seem to make ltwiso to keep her here until he ls suretbnt this new position ls the rightono I" he said."If I knew anything about Martin,"Allx said, "no position ls ever goingto be the right one for him. I mean,"sbo added ns her father gave her analarmed look. "1 simply mean that hols that sort of a mun. And it seemsto me-odd the way he and Cherrytake their marriage! She doesn'tseem like other married women. Andtho thing ls, will she ever want to goback, If she Isn't-rather coerced?Martin ls odd, you know; he has akind of stolid, stupid pride. Ile wroteber weeks ago ami asked her to come,and she wrote back that If ho wouldfind ber a cottage, she would; shecouldn't go to bis boarding bouse, shebated bearding ! Martin answeredthat he would, some day, and she saidto me, 'Oh, now he's cross !' Now,mind you," Allx bioko off vehemently,"I'd change the entire institution ofmarriage, if it was me ! I'd end allthis-""Well, we won't go into that !" herfather Interrupted ber, hastily, forAllx had aired these views before andhe was not In sympathy with them."Abd I guess you're right: the childls a woman now, with a woman's responsibilities," he nddod. "And herplace ls with her husband. They'llhave to solv: life together, to learn together, i'll tpenk to Cherryl"Allx, watching him; walk away,.thought that she had never seen Dodlook old before She saw the shadowon bis kind face all the rest of thatday,It was only the next morning whenhe Opened the question with Cherry.It was a brilliant morning, withspring already hi the air. Cherry, ontl if: porch steps, was reading a letterfr??p Martin. Her father ?at down beside her. Sile had on ono\of her oldgjfijfms und, bathed In Sp|fa sunlight,.lo^j?ed* eighteen* -again. ThWalr wassweet and pungent and damp andfresh, tho sky high and blue, andacross the granito face of Tamalpaisa last scarf of mist was floating."Well, what has Martin to say?"asked tho doctor."Oh, he doesn't like lt much !" Cherry said, making a little face. "He describes the village as perfectly hopeless. He's moved Into the little houseIn E street, nnd gotten two stovesup.""And when does be \ynut lila glrl?"her father pursued."Ile doesn't say," Cherry answered,Innocently. "I think he ls really happier to have me here, where he knowsI am well off!" she said. "I know Iam," she ended after a moment'sthought.Her father was conscious of n pang(he had not even formed the thoughtin bis own mind thut Cherry was unhappy. Tho child, be told himself, hada good husband, a homo and health,and undeveloped resources withinherself. It was puzzling and painfulto bim to realize tbnt there was needed something more-and that thatsomething was lacking. He felt a sudden anger at Martin : why wasn't Martin managing this affair?"Mart doesn't mention any tlmol"he mused."Thanks to youl" Cherry said,dimpling mischievously. "He wrotequite firmly, Just before Christmas,"she added, "but I told bim that Dadhad beeii such an nngel and liked somuch to have me here-" And Cherry's smile was full of childish triumph."My dear," her father said, spurredto sudden courage by a realizationtbnt tho matter might easily becomeserious, "you mustn't abuse his generosity. Suppose you write thntyou'll Join him-this ls March-suppose you say the first of April?"Cherry flushed and looked down.Her lips trembled. There was a moment of unhappy silence."Very well, Dud," she said In a lowvoice. A second later she had Jumpedto her feet and vanished In the house.Her father roamed the woods inwretched misgivings, coining in atlunch time to lind ber in ber place,smiling, but traces of tears about herlovely eyes.Nothing more was said for a day ortwo, and then Cherry read aloud totho family an affectionate letter Inwhich Martin said that everythingwould be ready for ber whenever shecame now.(To be Cont inned )Mexican BuJuKt* hilt American.El Paso, Aug. 22.--Bennett Boyd.18 years old, of El Paso, was ambushed and murdered by bandits inMexico on Aug. 18, according to messages received In El Paso by hisfather to-day.TH H NRW GERMAN PEACE PACT:'Considered Complete Victory for tho>(Irroconcllabl?e''-Ita Features.Washington, Aug. 25.-The .'Irreconcilable" group lu the UnitedStates, original foos of the Versaillestreaty, havo won a complete victory.Ofllcinl announcements at the WhiteHouse that a separate peace withGormany had boon negotiated, conferences between President Hardingand Republican mombors of tro Sonate Eoretgn' Relations Coma lttoe,yielded thc information that at lasta substitute for the poaco troaty negotiated by President Wilson hadbeen agrood upon between Germanyand the United Stales.The new treaty ls brlof and ingeniously worded. Gormany concododpractically every point. She gave thoUnited States all tho rights whichwore given to other countrlos underthe Versailles treaty, in effect thonew treaty does the folowlng things:1. lt ostabllshos peace between theUnited States and Germany as soonas the pact ls ratified hy the UnitedStates Senate and thc German Reichstag.2. lt grants to tho United Statesall the rights which were given otho:'powers under tho Versailles t 'caty,3. lt makes possible the negotiation lu the future of now commercialIren tica..I. lt contemplates the resumptionof diplomatic relations as soon as thera tilica I ions eve exchanged.5. lt makes possible the issuanceof a peace proclamation terminatingall wai" legislation in which thephrases "duration of Hie war" or"until after peace shall have beenproclaimed" were used. Those lawshave boon a source of much discussion and legal dispute.Tho "Irreconcilables" are happy,for they have brought to their ranksnot only a majority of tho Senate,hut the executive branch of the government, including alike SecretaryHughes, who originally favored theVersailles treaty with reservations.Senator Lodge, who drew up a sotof reservations to tho Versaillestroaty, bas agreod to tho abandonment of that document and is now lufavor of the now peace treaty.Senator Knox, who wrote the peaceresolution of Congross, ls pleased because the new treaty follows almostexactly the purposes of that r?solu- ? ;lion. The "Irreconcilables" set out jto defeat tho League of Nations, to'?see to it that the United States as- isumed no political obligations in any ' 'treaty, to makb a separate peace j jwith Germany, and to see that America's economic rights growing out of jthe European war wore safeguarded, j IAll these points In tho program of ,tho "irreconcilables" have been ab-,solutely won by them. The new troa- 1ty ignores the League of Nations. It. |?does not Involve the United States Inany assumption of political obligations or responsibilities in Europeanaffairs, lt confirms tho Congressionalresolution declaring peace. It safeguards American economic rights <nall the territory given oitlier through jmandates or concessions to tho vic-'torious powers In the European war. jIt affords tho basis for claims ofoqunl commercial opportunity in oil jregions and in other areas whore jvaluable resources may bo found. IThe next timeyou buy calomelask forThe purified and refinedcalomel tablets that arenausealess, safe and sure.Medicinal virtues retained and improved. Soldonly in sealed packages*Price 35 c.Was Doubtful in tho Premises.Parson (meeting neighbor bringing home a load of hay on tho Sab- jbath): "Jenkins, wouldn't lt bo bot-jter If you attended services insteadof working this way?"Jenkins: "Mr. Dawkins, I don'tknow whether lt would bo best tolit on the load of hay and think ofrollgion or sit in tho church andLhink of the hay."The first law school in tho United tStates was established at Litchfield, tConn., In 1784. iOX^HPOItATIONS MUST NOW F1LWAmended Returns Supplemental toThose Made In 1018. ' ' *Columbia, AUK. 26.-Special: Theotnce of Internal revenue service begato quote, for tho Information of allconcerned, tho following, receivedfrom the Commissioner of InternalRevenue, Washington, D. C., in regard to contributions to Red Crossand other recognized war organizations, deducted in returns ot corporations for the year 191$. This Information ls of intorost to taxpayersthroughout the State:"Treasury Department, Omeo ofCommissioner of Internal Revenue,Washington, D. C.-In order to obviate tho necessity of filing amendedreturns on tho proscribed forms fortho year 1918, corporations which,prior to tho issuance of Treasury Decision 2847, Hied their completed returns and erroneously clalmod therein deductions on account of contributions to the Red Cross and otherrecognized war organizations, ave required to (Ile with the collector ofInternal revenue, within 30 days ofdato of Ibis decision, a supplementalreturn In the form of a statement,under onlh, showing tho amount ofsuch deductions claimed, tho amount,of net income ns reported and as corrected, and tho amount of additionaltax due. Payment of the total amountof additional tax shown to he duohy stich supplemental return mustalso ho made within thirty divs."Ill cases where this procedure isfollowed formal amended returns willnot be required, sind tho supplemental returns referred lo, when received hy Ibis ellice I brough the collector's olllee, will be bled with the original returns."Where, in connection willi anyreturn for tho year 1918, an auditof the books of the corporation basbeen made by the department andtho amount of such contributions isdisclosed, the statement herein provided for nood not bo made,"Failure by a corporation to filoa supplemental return as requiredwill subject lt to tho penalties provided by Sec. 3170. U. S. R. S."Your? truly, W. W. Bradley.Acting Collector.? JTo Stop a Cough Quicktake * HAYES* HEALING HONEY, acough medicine which stops the cough byhealing the inflamed and irritated tissues.A box of GROVE'S O-PEN-TRATESALVE for Chest Colds. Head Colds andCroup is enclosed with every bottle ofHAYES' HEALING HONEY. Tho salvemould be rubbed on the chest and throatof children suffering from a Cold or Croup.Tho h cadna effect Of Hoy es1 IIcaUuK H?ne? lu- .tide the throat combined with the h ca ling effect ofUrove's O-Pen-Trate Salve through the pores ofthe skin soon stops a cough.Doth remedies aro packed ID one carton and thecost of the combined treatment ls 35c.Just ask your druggist for HAYES*HEALING HONEY.THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLITERACY.Winning: in South Carolina-Declinofrom ?5.7 to 18.1 In Ton Years.Washington, Aug.20. - Illiteracylias shown a decrease in South Carolina In tho last ton years, the censusbureau announced to-day. Tbero were220,067 illiterate persons in SouthCarolina, ten years of ago and over,In 1920. That is 18.1 per cont of thototal population, while in 1910 thopercentage was 25.7. The larger perSent of the illiterates were negroes,they numbering 181,422, or 29.3 por::ent of tho negro population, compared with 38.7 per cent In 1010.Illiteracy among the white population ls only 6.6 per cent of the totalwhite population, having decroasodfrom 10.5 per cent In 1910. In tho315,009 children of school age, fromseven to thirteen years, 27 4,129, orS7.1 per cent, were attending school.In 1910 tho percentage was 07.6. Ofthe white children 9,1 per cent wcroattending school, compared with 78per cent len years ago. Of tho negrochildren 82.3 per cent were attending, compared with 60.4 per cent In1910.Illiteracy in the various cities wasshown to be ns follows:Charleston-9.2 per cent, compared with 15.3 per cent in 1910.Columbia-11.4 per cent, compared wit li 17.4 per cent In 1910.Greenville-9.5 per cent, comparedwith 13.7 per cent In 1910.Spnrtanburg-0.5 per cent, compared with 15.7 per cent in 1910.Anderson-9.2 per cent, comparedWith I 1.6 per cent in 191 0.OOO has moro imite than any?thor Fever Tonic on tue marketbut no ono wants Imitations.-adv.Chicken-Eating Hogs.(From Clemson Notes.)Please advlso about cblckon-oatlnglogs.-W. D. M., Walhalla.Chicken-eating in hogs ls oftentaused by lack of having a balanced.atlon for hogs. After they once acHtlro tho habit it ls almost lmpossi)lo to break them. It ls much bettero prevent this by feeding a proporotion and by.keeping a good minorainixturo before them.